The uneven localization landscape, and an investigation at USAID
This week we take an in-depth look at USAID’s localization report. While in certain countries the agency has already significantly surpassed its localization target, in others it is struggling to get ...
30 Aug 202444min
What's happening at the DNC, and women's leadership in development
This week we are at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. We delve into what we are hearing on the sidelines of the event, particularly how U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential can...
23 Aug 202435min
Special episode: Putting the 'human' back in humanitarianism
In a world of growing humanitarian needs, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is shining a light on those who risk their own lives to save others.Founded in 2015 to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, t...
19 Aug 202438min
Public health emergency in Africa, and staffing crises at NGOs
This week the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization both declared mpox as a public health emergency. This is the first time the Africa CDC declared a publ...
16 Aug 202432min
Kamala Harris’ approach to foreign policy, and challenges to localization
After U.S. President Joe Biden opted not to run for reelection, his vice president, Kamala Harris, seems poised to become the official nominee of the Democratic Party. We explore how she would approac...
2 Aug 202435min
The role of INGOs in localization, and the future of PEPFAR
As localization continues to be a hot topic in global development, nearly every international nongovernmental organization seems to be rethinking their role in the aid sector, and debating how, when, ...
26 Juli 202435min
Humanitarian cowboys, untied aid, and the future of Dutch aid
Is the era of the “humanitarian cowboy” over? This week, Devex contributor Lauren Evans wrote a piece analyzing what’s become of this common aid worker stereotype — often a charismatic, risk-taking wh...
19 Juli 202436min
Trump’s approach to foreign aid and the UK's new development minister
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has proposed drastic cuts to foreign aid and United Nations funding in a 2025 budget bill that it passed last week, including ending funding to Ukraine...
11 Juli 202433min
